Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) present a solution to the challenging problem of ...

A new smart fabric converts light into heat and can raise temperatures by more than 54 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius ...

Researchers have developed a recyclable alternative to a durable class of plastics used for items like car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.

When polyurethane foam burns, it releases potentially deadly hydrogen-cyanide gas. Perhaps those plastic-wrapped plastic ...

Polyester is a synthetic fiber made of plastic. While an allergy to polyester is rare, fabrics made of polyester frequently contain chemicals or dyes, such as disperse blue, that are highly ...

Afterwards, polyurethane was dried at 50°C for 24 h. The dried polymers were analysed by attenuated total reflectance - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) to evaluate the chemical ...

New laws and evolving technologies for breaking down polyurethanes aim to create a more circular economy for mattresses ...

Unlocking Plastic Recycling Since their widespread adoption by the manufacturing industry in the 1960s, plastics have become an omnipresent material in our daily lives. They are also the cause of very ...